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Moneylife Digital Team 15 January 2026
The high-stakes BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Thursday are overshadowed by controversy after several voters reported that the ink applied to their fingers after voting could be easily wiped off, triggering sharp political reactions and prompting the authorities to order...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 15 January 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee, Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar and others on the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s plea accusing them of obstructing the agency's recent searches at the premises of political consultancy...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 January 2026
Expressing serious concern over the continued reciprocal blocking of news websites in India and Pakistan, Editors Guild of India (EGI) has warned that such restrictions undermine democratic values and deepen mistrust between the two neighbouring countries.   In a statement, the Guild says...

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As the financial capital of Mumbai prepares for its upcoming municipal elections, the political discourse in Maharashtra is increasingly defined by a dual narrative. On the one hand, the ruling coalition is promoting a set of modern infrastructure achievements designed to improve the quality of...

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Sofi Ahsan (Bar  and   Bench) 14 January 2026
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday told the Calcutta High Court that it did not seize any data during its recent raids on the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its co-founder, Pratik Jain.   Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 13 January 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.   The provision bars investigation into offences relatable to official functions of public servants without the previous approval...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 January 2026
India’s flagship skill development programme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), has been marred by serious systemic weaknesses in planning, execution and monitoring, according to a damning performance audit by the comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG). The audit, tabled...

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Prashant Jha (Bar  and   Bench) 09 January 2026
A Delhi court on Friday charged Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, children Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Misa Bharti and several others with corruption and criminal conspiracy in the alleged Railways land-for-jobs scam.   Special Judge (PC Act)...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 January 2026
Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil, one of India’s most influential ecologists and a towering voice in the country’s environmental discourse, passed away in Pune on 7 January 2026. He was 83. With his death, India has lost not just a scientist of global stature, but a rare public intellectual who...

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Moneylife Digital Team 08 January 2026
Vedanta group chairman Anil Agarwal on Wednesday announced the death of his son, Agnivesh Agarwal, describing it as the 'darkest day' of his life and sharing a deeply personal tribute that spoke of a father’s unimaginable loss.   The 49-year-old Agnivesh Agarwal passed away in the US...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 January 2026
The Supreme Court directed that the complete 48-minute audio recording allegedly linking N Biren Singh, former chief minister (CM) of Manipur, to the 2023 ethnic violence, along with his admitted voice samples, be sent to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar, for a...

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Prashant Jha (Bar  and   Bench) 07 January 2026
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central government and the Indian Railways for their lackadaisical approach in a plea seeking safety measures to prevent stampedes at railway stations.    A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia noted...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 06 January 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Haryana government three months to decide whether it wanted to grant sanction to prosecute Ashoka University faculty member Ali Khan Mahmudabad over certain social media comments he made last year on India's cross-border military action, Operation...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 06 January 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that people with sound finances tend to challenge the validity of laws under which they have been booked.   The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the remark while dealing with a plea moved by Delhi-based...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 January 2026
Cautioning the Punjab government against proceeding with the proposed sale of land assets belonging to the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL), former Union power secretary EAS Sarma has described the move as prima facie illegal, imprudent and against public interest.    Mr Sarma, in a...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 05 January 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who are accused for offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case.   However, the Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria granted bail...

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As 2025 draws to a close, many will ring in the New Year at grand parties, while battling coughs from toxic air—a fitting metaphor for the year itself. This is the story of 2025: transformative developments shadowed by turbulent regression. An economy posting respectable growth, but the poor...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 January 2026
A sweeping compliance audit by comptroller and auditor general (CAG) of India has exposed serious financial irregularities, weak oversight and chronic execution failures across some of the country’s most critical scientific and environmental institutions, raising troubling questions about how...

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Bar  and   Bench 31 December 2025
A court in Hyderabad on Tuesday vacated an ad-interim injunction that had restrained Netflix from streaming an episode about Byrraju Ramalinga Raju, the founder of Satyam Computer Services [Byrraju Ramalinga Raju Vs Netflix].   Following the order, Netflix released the episode as part of its...

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Neha Joshi (Bar  and   Bench) 31 December 2025
The Bombay High Court on December 30 convened a late evening special sitting at the Chief Justice’s residence to urgently deal with the issue of court staff being requisitioned for BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election duties [In re: Order dated December 29, passed by the Municipal...

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